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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. Halliday 19 Va. 103 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Andover v. Inhabitants of Canton 13 Mass. 547 1816 0 Massachusetts
Johnson v. Hendley 19 Va. 219 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 United States
Britton v. Browne 5 N.C. 447 1816 0 North Carolina
Littlejohn v. Underhill's Executor 5 N.C. 574 1816 0 North Carolina
Buster v. Ruffner 19 Va. 27 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dunwoodie's Ex'ors v. Carrington 5 N.C. 469 1816 0 North Carolina
Cotten v. Powell 5 N.C. 431 1816 0 North Carolina
Administrator of Allen v. Peden 5 N.C. 638 1816 0 North Carolina
Beard v. Poydras 4 Mart. (o.s.) 348 1816 0 Louisiana
Garth's Executors v. Barksdale 19 Va. 101 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Pointer 19 Va. 287 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Kendall's Executor v. Kendall 19 Va. 272 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roussel v. Dukeylus' Syndics 4 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1816 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Civil SC of PA.
Royall's Administrators v. Royall's Administrator 19 Va. 82 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
White v. Holsten 4 Mart. (o.s.) 471 1816 0 Louisiana
Gaither v. Mumford 4 N.C. 167 1817 0 North Carolina
Cooley v. Lawrence 4 Mart. (o.s.) 639 1817 0 Louisiana